S.B.
212
JUDICIAL CODE AMENDMENTS
Senate Floor
Amendments
Amendment 4 March 7, 2013 1:18 PM
Senator Todd Weiler
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
2, Lines 30 through 39
:
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(2) It is the duty of the court, in entering judgment for plaintiff in that action, to add to
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the amount of special damages actually incurred that are assessed by the verdict of the jury, or
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found by the court, prejudgment interest on that amount
{
[
}
{
calculated at 7.5% simple interest per
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annum,
}
from the date of the occurrence of the act giving rise to the cause of action to the date
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of entering the judgment,
{
]
}
and to include it in that judgment. The court shall calculate
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prejudgement interest using a per annum rate, which is one percentage point above the prime
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rate, as published by the board of governors of the federal reserve system on the first business
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day in January of the calendar year in which the judgment is entered
{
, and shall be computed as
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simple interest accruing during the period from the date 90 days after commencement of the
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lawsuit to the date entering the judgment
}
.
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